Installing and Configuring Hyper-V
To install Hyper-V on Windows 8, press Windows Logo+X and select Control Panel. Select Programs and then select Turn Windows Features On or Off. Check the Hyper-V box and click OK. Windows will need to restart once or twice.
When you log back on, at the Start screen select Hyper-V Manager. Once this opens on the desktop, you may wish to right-click its icon in the taskbar and select Pin This Program to Taskbar.
The next step is to create a virtual network switch (network hub) that your virtual computer will use to connect to your LAN and to the Internet. To do this, in the Actions panel, select Virtual Switch Manager. Select New Virtual Switch. In the list of switch types, select External and click Next. This ...
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